Guides
Like
attracts like.
This is the basis of all Spirit, what you are your guides are including your sense of humour.
I believe guides are our friends and have been in many life times together. This time they have decided to stand back and help us develop.
They know what we have planned to learn on this visit down and have agreed to do what they can to help us reach these goals, although they can’t interfere, only help by showing us what is important. You have to ask Spirit before they are allowed to help us with our material life.
If you feel uncomfortable with talking to your guides start by talking to your loved ones who have passed over, when you feel comfortable then talk to your guides.
To talk to Spirit just speak to them like you were talking to anyone, guides are no different.
You can speak out loud or speak through thought form; thought form is easier if there are other people around. You might not get answers straight away but the longer you do it the more likely you are to get your answers. Answers usually come in thought form e.g. someone asks the name of a street, an answer pops into your head; you did not know the answer before you were asked the question, there for the answer had to come from another source, Spirit.
At first you will doubt if it is Spirit, this is natural, eventually you will learn the difference but like everything else it might take time, be patient.
Guides usually come through as American Indians, nuns, Chinese etc; part of the reason is because they were very Spiritual people or from a very Spiritual culture.

The reason we see guides in our image is because it makes it easier for us to relate to them, they usually come back in one of their last life forms. Spirits although they come to us as one Spirit they are usually a combination of Spirits but it makes it easier for us especially at the beginning e.g. we only need to recognise one vibration made up of three spirits instead of recognising three.
Guides can talk to us in a variety of ways e.g. thought form, symbolic pictures, literal pictures, feelings, sensations and clairaudient.
Once you begin to trust your guide then you will find that all they say and do is for your own benefit they are totally selfless.
Use your guides; ask for directions, advice, to help you and give you clairvoyance or healing, that is why they are there.
Ask about their lives? If you knew them before? Are you friends? Find out what you can, you will find it interesting.
Spirit does not use time like we do as they see the past, present and future as one. So the information may have happened or may not happen for a while. Eventually you will learn how long you see things before they happen, keep notes of dates and times of each premonition, if you can get someone to sign and date the paper as it will give you extra credibility.
Guides will change although we have one guide who stays with us through out our life, our door keeper, some people believe we only have one or two guides. One guide might do healing another clairvoyance etc, or one guide can do a variety of things. Like us guides need to learn as well so there may be times when they have to go away, they never completely leave you but it can feel like that. Guides may be there to teach you a certain thing and then go when they have done their task. We have guides who belong to circles, not belonging to anyone in particular but to the group and may leave when the circle stops.
Guides can seem very awe inspiring but they have a sense of humour just like yours, even nuns have their lighter side, you might be surprised. On many occasions my guide has got me into trouble by saying things I did not wish to be said or playing jokes at the wrong time. I usually find them funny, later.
Guides can be our best friend and confidant; it is an experience you must go through yourself to truly understand.
Start talking to your guides today.
Update
I would like to add that when a guide come forwards they can be built up of more than one energy (Spirit) but to make it easier for us they appear as one.
If worried about 'Evil Spirits' remember like attracts like, so if you are not 'evil' there is less chance of you attracting them to you. See 'Evil Spirits'.